Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-09-14

ton of liquor prohibition had been brought
before the afflicted, last week during Court,
cold water would have stood little chance
Potations of Jamaica Ginger and so forth
were in demand.
G.. A r picnic WAS held at Green
ark, Perry County, last Saturday. Twenty
kettles of beef and beans, with a correspond
ing supply Of hard tack was served at 10
cts tin cup full to the multitude. Henry
Scholl of this place enjoyed the occasion
among his numerous Perry County friends.
Ths Philadelphia Bulletin of the 9th
inst, says: One OF the grandest military
displays ever seen in this country in . time
of peace will be the parade in honor of the
Constitutional Centenary next Friday.
There will be nearly twenty thousand we'll
drilled soldiers in the line, and the whole
will be under the command of the Lieuten-
ant-General of the Army, the gallant hero
Sheridan. This alone will attract and de-
light many thousands of spectators.
"In January, 1856, Richard Turbett, Abb
ram McCahan and Amos Baldwin employ
q
lives by the destruction of the railroad
bridge at Duncannon. Suits for damages
were instituted and a settlement was affect
ed at Huntingdon on Monday week. Mrs.
Baldwin receiving $4,000 and Mrs. Nc
Cshan 81, 900 and Mrs. Turbett l,5OO, in
addition TO S40O she received q year ago
The men were employed on a freight train
and while it WAS crossing the bridge Il
went down, caused by a heavy food IL
/ Sherman's creek"
From the McVeytown Journal of las
week Jno. X. Kaufman, ratchman OF
the z. K. K. dropped dead,on the Manay uni
bridge while on duty on Monday evening
at : O'Clock. Mr.. Kaufman was crossin.
the bridge with his lantern and dinne
bucket, when about midway the bridge, b,
fell backward dead. Mr.. Flasher a neigh
Dor was at the other end of the bridg,
waiting for Mr.. K TO come across, aftei
waiting about 10 minutes he found that b,
was not coming, he started towards HIM
when about midway the bridge he founC
Mr.. Kaufman lying on his back dead. IL
I Was aet'A aOOuN ~ NcaIs'
Some days ago children of Charles Ern
est, living on the Parker farm adjoining
Patterson, while herding cattle found sew
eraI coin pieces in the piles OF e1cremen
that had been hauled on the field from IA
: railroad priyy. Ii was not long till Patter
son people learned that silver in coin Wa
to be had by scrapIng the filth piles on th
: Parker farm. There was a general tur
, out OF boys, and quite turn out OF men I
gather money. The coin ranged from
nickle 10 dollar piece. Considerable sun
were realized and the money hunters
=, many cases thought themselves larg ely T,
r warded for their labor Unexpected
some one OF the fortunate finders discover
ed his coin TO be counterfeit coin. tt
discovery caused the bottom of the bona
:, "a to drop and the ..feld Of money" aga
!, became peaceful pasIur~ge Tor cattle
roam over II is now conjectured that
gang OF counterfeIters must have be
closely pursued by detectives and TO &
their bad money out of the way dropped
L into the railroad station puyy. Anoti
- Conjecture is, that the counterfeit CO
were 50 imperfectly made that they cou
not be passed and TO relieve the owners
their possession they were dropped II
er the sink, from whence they were hau
u TO the field. But who were the count
Is, feIters is a question that is frequently =
Is. ed